diff --git a/repository/search_files.rs b/repository/search_files.rs
index bc27c7b..b3dd55a 100644
--- a/repository/search_files.rs
+++ b/repository/search_files.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ impl GitBare {
             "--git-dir".to_string(),
             self.bare_dir.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
             "grep".to_string(),
-            "-I".to_string(), // don't match binary files
+            "-F".to_string(),
+            "-I".to_string(),
             "--line-number".to_string(),
             "--column".to_string(),
         ];